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2013-14 Men's Lightweight Crew Roster

Alex Newell

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Weston, Mass.
  • Highschool Weston

Biography

Junior • 2012

First-team All-Ivy League ... Rowed for the varsity eight allseason ... Finished a perfect season by setting the men’slightweight course record and capturing the gold medal at the IRANational Championships ... Won Eastern and Ivy League titles atEARC Sprints ... Helped Harvard to cap extend streak of perfectdual seasons to three with 9-0 record ... Took the Goldthwait andVogel Cups at the HYP regatta over rivals Yale and Princeton ...Helped take down No. 3 Georgetown and No. 8 Navy setting a courserecord and winning the Haines Trophy for the fourth time in arow... Contributed to the varsity eight’s victory over No. 6Dartmouth and No. 11 MIT to win the Crimson’s fourth straightBiglin Bowl ... Also helped to wins against No. 5 Cornell, No. 9Penn, and Delaware.

Sophomore • 2011
Raced with the second varsity eight and with the varsity four atthe IRA National Championships … Helped the varsity four wingold at the IRA regatta … Helped the second varsity eightwin gold at the Eastern Sprints ... Helped Harvard secure the VogelCup at the HYP regatta April 30, finishing off the secondvarsity’s undefeated dual season with a 1.9-second win overPrinceton … Contributed to victories over Navy, Dartmouth,MIT, Georgetown, Penn and Delaware throughout the season.

Freshman • 2010
Rowed in the bow seat of the freshman eight all season …Contributed to the Crimson freshmen’s a 10-0 dual record… Helped freshmen eight and Crimson team place second atEARC Sprints … Aided in 3.5-second win against rivalsPrinceton and Yale to cap perfect dual season.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10First-Year

  • 2011-12Senior

  • 2013-14Junior